Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-20
-ue ISLE OF JAMAICA
,,,., possession Neglected and
An ruined.

,o .J,m.'ca, the Island Of SPRING,
close uLder the lee OF Cuba the
f"s me. traveller finds much that is
hno' ,.,sr.stuc. There is pict-
"resoue " beauty Of mountain valley an"
"s' everywhere. and it is u painters
SEQ S,.o Rut the island isdoomed. Its
ps.s1 has surely and finally set in. ST.
W.. ..isino the staple product has
ceased = 10 be profitable
In uassing through the country II i
deplorablc to sec the number or Ta, yss.'cs
rrpviur NJ into ''bush." what
sa,.,d5 country it would be under the
.rsssnre Of American capital anu en-.
,srnri.e, The finest fruits in the worid
,onId be grown. and they could be put
into New York in six da,s.
But the people are tired out IL may
he ,ha, wears OF tropical heat nave sap
ned and impaired the energy Oh 'ne
En- English blood, or thai, crippled in peck
q. ibe leading proprietors are weary
=, 6gb,inc A losing game; at any rate
thew are in no mood Of OF developing
naw Industries. but are thin king more
Of what they can save from the inevita-
bic wreck.
..Masler Qusshle" is undistnrbed by
these social problems. He possesses
bi, soul in patience, and smokes his own
tobacco then lies IN the shade of his own
banana tree; and that is what he will
do to the end of his time. He has not
the intelligence OF his American color
ed bl other and education in Jamaica.
TOO often develops him into Ian anus
in Gus"
manager of my acquaintance, was
paying money to his laborers. He handed
over the paytabe the days wages OF a
carpenter. ls pence CSC cen.s). The man
refused to take it, saying HE price was
2 shillings go cents) per day. NO"
,uid the manager; IL would rather pay
out 81 day than ~ pence if you were
worth it; but you are only half.inch
man. and don't know your business
vet; aud consider you are well paid at
IS pence"
IL don't sympaihize wild dose re-
marks, sir" says the laborer.
"l'm sorry you don't, but they are
true. nevertheness. and Is pence is
whM youn will get"
IF dem is your sentiments, sir, | beg
TO resign"
"ycry WELL" says the manager gray-
cy. Il accept your resignation" The
man goes down the steps with proud
smile, more than consoled for his short
wages by the fact of having exhibited
his powers of Language" before his
assembled brethren.
have said that the planters were
princes Their mansions. many Of
which are still left, bear witness Of the
style in VIII ch they lived. They brought
over skilled artisans from England, and
the forests wero ransacked for the
cho cest woods for interior decoration,
Of which splendid specimens can yet
10 seen. The proprietor lived in the
great house." VIII ch was in nearly all
cases at some little distance from "thc
works." The oyerseer or ''busha" lived
in the "busha house" Some of the
estates had their own church and their
own doctor. and we're in fact townships
within themselves. 1t was cardinal
principle that the inner man must be
looked after, and the attorney or
steward and the overseer had regular
consignments of good things from the
old country. One estate, which was
owned by clergy mau in England. had
not done very well for the crop, and
the proprietor wrote out to say that he
much regretted the fact and should no:
b able TO send the customary extrs
Christmas present of a cask of beer apC
barrel OF cheeses. in reply the Eat
torney" wrote his usual bus mess letter
and in closing mentioned that the re
marks concerning the withdraw oi
the Chr stmas presents were noted, bu
be begged to refer his master to Ger
tain passage Of Scripture doubtless
familiar to him. This was: Tho
shalt not muzzle the OK that treadet
the corn" The beer and cheeses cam
out
The life Ut Jamaica great house
was ons round OF pleasure, A req
mcnt wa, always within practicabl
distance. and gunboats were constant
ly around tn, coast. Horse-racing
balls, shooting, fishing. and ridin
parties made varied and interestin
programme. Those. too. were th
days Of the old Madeira wine. To So
that it ran like water is hardly and O,
aggcraiion; and country that posse,
ses such bonne bouches as the calipey
hsh. the ringtail pigeon. the blac
crab, and the mountain mullet
unique as land of dclicacies. n
wonder thcn, that sugar at $500 to-
andSl yearly income of sl00. 900. 5000
w. or $4,000, the Jamaica plant